Read the following passage and choose the best title from the list below.
Future Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler
defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire
societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change
in too short a period of time". The book became an international bestseller, selling over 6
million copies, and has been widely translated.
Toffler argued that society is undergoing an enormous structural change, a revolution from
an industrial society to a "super-industrial society". This change overwhelms people, he
believed, the accelerated rate of technological and social change leaving people
disconnected and suffering from "shattering stress and disorientation" - future shocked.
Toffler stated that the majority of social problems are symptoms of future shock. In his
discussion of the components of such shock he popularized the term "information
overload."
A) A shocking vision of the future.
B) What is “future shock”?
C) The career of the futurist Alvin Toffler.
D) A changing society.
Exercise 6
IELTS Reading: multiple choice exercise
Read the following text, and chose the best answer to the questions below.
The Placebo Effect
A placebo is a sham or simulated medical intervention. Sometimes patients given a placebo
treatment will have a perceived or actual improvement in a medical condition, a
phenomenon commonly called the placebo effect.
A study of Danish general practitioners found that 48% had prescribed a placebo at least 10
times in the past year. The most frequently prescribed placebos were antibiotics for viral
infections, and vitamins for fatigue. Specialists and hospital-based physicians reported
much lower rates of placebo use.
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